Fadi Ghandour | Executive Chairman, Wamda Capital | “Suddenly- a tsunami of change hits” | BBW 2024

Risk warning: Virtual Asset prices can be extremely volatile. The value of your investment may go down or up and you may lose some or all of the amount invested. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions. Binance is not liable for any trading losses you may incur and your investment does not benefit from any form of financial protection. Fadi Ghandour is the Executive Chairman of Wamda Group, a platform that invests, nurtures and builds entrepreneurship eco-systems across the Middle East and North Africa. Fadi was also the co-founder of Aramex, one of the leading global logistics companies based in Dubai. Fadi spent the first 30 years of his work life as CEO of Aramex, building the company, to become one of the leading emerging market logistics companies, and making it the first company from the Arab world to be listed on Nasdaq. Passionate about impact and social entrepreneurship, Fadi founded and chairs Ruwwad for Development, a private-sector led community engagement platform that helps marginalized communities, across several countries in the MENA region, overcome marginalization through activism, civic engagement, education and financial inclusion. Fadi Ghandour highlights the strong alignment between Dubai and the global blockchain community, emphasizing Dubai's commitment to becoming a central hub for digital and crypto innovation. Reflecting on his early adoption of web technologies and crypto, inspired by his son, he shares advice for startups to stay persistent and engage actively with their community. He sees the future of finance as ripe for disruption, underscoring the critical role of decentralized finance and the drive for financial freedom, especially for the global South.